How To Extend a Tourist Visa in Medellin
Last updated September 21, 2011
Completed Davivienda deposit slip
Steps Required for Your First Visit/Extension: ALL steps
Steps Required for Additional Visits: Step 1 (bank deposit) + visit to DAS office w/passport & deposit slip
How to Extend a Tourist Visa in Medellin
1. Visit any Davivienda bank to deposit the DAS fee.
- Bank Location: There’s one 6 blocks from DAS, at intersection of Calle 9 and Avenida 80
- Amount: 72,350 pesos (about $40, bring cash)
- Account number: 056990203
- Account name: Fondo Rotatorio DAS
- Referencia 1: 103 (the code for tourist visas)
- Referencia 2: Passport number
- You need to have a phone number to make the deposit
- Keep the deposit slip, you’ll need to present it at the DAS office
2. Download and print off the “Formato Unico de Tramites – Actualization” from this DAS page.
- If you can’t or don’t want to print this form, you can pick up a copy at the DAS office.
3. You will need 4 visa style (3 x 4 cm) photos. If you do not have any, go to a photography store (available in all the big malls) and get them printed off (either using an existing headshot of you against a white background, or have them take the photo).
4. Make photocopies of the following:
- 2 copies of the information page in your passport
- 2 copies of the page with the your entry stamp to Colombia
- 1 copy of the bank deposit slip
- 1 copy of the completed ”Formato Unico de Tramites – Actualization” form
5. Bring your passport, photos, and documentation to the Departamento Administartivo de Seguridad (DAS) office.
- Address: Calle 19 80A – 40, Barrio Belén, Medellin
- Phone: (4) 238-9252
- Office Hours: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. As of November 2010, the office was closed from 12 pm – 2 pm for lunch. The office is also closed for national holidays.
6. Check in at front gate and leave some form of identification (driver’s license or cell phone work fine).
7. Walk straight into the office on the front facade of the building, and present yourself to the receptionist who will verify you have the appropriate documentation, and if so, direct you to take a seat at the end of the queue.
8. When it’s your turn, go up to the open window and answer any questions asked. Be respectful, and if the worker doesn’t speak English and you have questions, see if anyone else in the office or waiting room can assist.
9. You will be fully fingerprinted and asked to return in X number of days to pick up your passport.
10. Return to the DAS office when directed to pick up your passport.
Subsequent extensions, up to a maximum of 6 months per calendar year, should be easier now that you are in the system!
You will only need to make the bank deposit, and then visit the office with your passport and bank deposit slip to get the 30-day extension.
